God is awesome! I love how I can visit the best person in all of eternity anytime I want, and always end up feeling refreshed, renewed, and so happy. Today, I breathed. I was able to look up and see the light shining through the leaves of the trees. Today was just beautiful. Someone had just mowed the grass, so the air had that "fresh cut grass" scent. It's been cloudy and stormy for quite some time. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love that kind of weather. But, to see it clear up a little bit, was beautiful as well. I feel as though my senses have been heightened, and I'm opening them up to take in everything around me.
The residence hall that I'm staying at has a theme. It's about freeing our captive hearts, and the image that you see right when you reach our floor, is this heart, surrounded in chains. The chains represent all the turmoil that our hearts have been through, what the world has thrown at us. But, the Lord comes and sets us free, if we let Him.
All my life I've been told to always guard my heart, and I'm really glad that I can continue to live that out here. All the support that I receive here is amazing. The atmosphere is so peaceful. I can actually take in the air here and not have to worry about suffocation. There's these song lyrics that I fell upon, and apparently I have a new band to add to my collection. :)
These words just came out and grabbed me, and it's relevant as well. I'm sorry I'm such a jumble, but that's how I work in this case.
"Call it what you want
call it just a game
call it insane
all of these voices."

Everything is beautiful, and I don't ever want to take it for granted.